assertively adv 1: in an assertive manner; "`I will take care of my own life,' she said assertively" [ant: {unassertively}]
Assertive \As*sert"ive\, a. Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory. [1913 Webster] In a confident and assertive form. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster] {As*sert"ive*ly}, adv. -- {As*sert"ive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]